Whether you are buying produce or electronics, buying wholesale is not the only perk of Costco coming to Hanford. The big box retailer hired 160 full and part time employees.

"Really, you need a catalyst to help pull development in commercial development," said Pyle.

Pyle said the east side of Hanford was long overdue for an anchor tenant.

"It gave us the opportunity to make a huge investment in infrastructure. Sewer systems and water systems that will support additional development on Hanford's east side."

Pyle adds there is interest in the additional 500,000 square feet of retail, restaurant, and entertainment space in the shopping center, but will not have names of what is to come until the leases are filled out.